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Chapter 1: Introduction and Rationale
In mainstream America, conversations about “my first marriage” or “my second wife” are commonplace and would hardly be cause for pause. With the divorce rate in the United States around...

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American people as well as Caucasians didn't care about them,” (Webster, 2006).
Demographics: People and Household Characteristics
In 2000, the ninth ward consisted of 14,008 people, living in 4,820 households; 53.7 percent are...

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As communicating human beings Ubuntu and its essence of being human, embracing hospitality,
caring about others, willing to go the extra mile for the sake of another would certainly have made a
difference. It would have provoked...

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470). Commitment themes that were recalled from childhood were seen in the assessment of
commitment in current relationships (Weigel et al., 2003).
Riggio and Weiser (2008) found that those individuals with divorced parents have...

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could diagnose it. So, I wasn’t afraid to get married. Some people say, “I don’t want to
get married because my parents got divorced.” I know what they did and I can see why it
went wrong, so I know…we will be fine.
Paige wanted her...

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Adam and Katie Williams realized the importance of learning from the mistakes of
others. Adam and Katie had been married for a little over a year and a half when this interview
took place. Adam understood that some relationships fail,...

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The origin of the meaning of commitment was another research question that was
investigated during this thesis. Consistent with Weigel et al. (2003), parental example had a
great impact on what the participants believed about...

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participant noted, “I don’t know which I would consider more valuable to my own marriage in
my life, being able to say, ‘I’d like to be like them,’ or being able to say, ‘I’ll never let myself be
like them.’” Some of the participants...

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describes one such instance in her article concerning Black studies that she points out may be an
adaptive cultural practice:
Many of these (African American)...

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requires more than a standardized form” (2002, p. 47). Guskey promoted portfolio development or hands-on role playing to implement learned practices. Teachers’ level of learning undoubtedly supersedes the elements of Level 1, in that despite...

Smokescreens, Lies and Deceptions: The Media and the Vietnam War.
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families, spouses, children, and
parents. Some family members
understood and could help talk
a soldier through it. Other did
not get it. Some cases were...

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What’s In
What’s Out
Use stories and speech to discuss language learning.
Grammar, memorization, rote learning
Kids are more tech-savvy so adults don’t matter anymore.
Adult demonstrations of examples on the board.
Challenging...

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the children responded to the divorce/separation of parents. In his study Arkes discovered that reading comprehension becomes especially difficult for children who experience a divorce.
In 1991 Paul Amato and Bruce...

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U.S. TV SHOW’ INFLUENCE IN CHINA
It looks like marriage is not a lasting promise when couples said it in the church. I feel American people do not care about marriage so much; they can easily get married and divorced. In fact, I think Americans...

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U.S. TV SHOW’ INFLUENCE IN CHINA
Eastern countries have a totally different understanding about marriage and love relationships compared to Western countries. In China, to remain single was once a problem, and to get divorced was more than a...

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U.S. TV SHOW’ INFLUENCE IN CHINA
I divorced last year, and I felt embarrassed about it. My parents also did not want to mention it in front of me or even their relatives and friends. I can feel the social pressure about divorced women. But in...

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U.S. TV SHOW’ INFLUENCE IN CHINA
Drug and Alcohol Problem. Another issue that appeared in U.S. television was the problem with drugs and alcohol. The gender difference is blindingly obvious here. Female participants held bad impressions:...